King James Version (KJV)
And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land: {taken an...: Heb. brought him to an oath}
Modern English
He took some of the royal offspring, and made a covenant with him. He also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;
Hebrew
וַיִּקַּח֙ מִזֶּ֣רַע הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה וַיִּכְרֹ֥ת אִתּ֖וֹ בְּרִ֑ית וַיָּבֵ֤א אֹתוֹ֙ בְּאָלָ֔ה וְאֶת־אֵילֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ לָקָֽח׃
vayiqaḥ mizeraʿ hamlvkah vayikrot ʾitvo briyt vayabeʾ ʾotvo bʾalah vʾet-ʾeyley haʾareṣ laqaḥ